Poem 243

In plain words

The mind will not stay in one place: what sin is this? It has taken to roaming as a monkey: what curse is this? ‘This is mine, that is mine’: so the threefold affliction has increased; steadiness there is none; the mind is fixed on treasure alone. The mind will not stay in one place: what sin is this? It has taken to roaming as a monkey: what curse is this? A heart like a jasmine flower is offered at Your feet; no dream is this but the truth: this very life is given over to You.